Combination salt and pepper shaker.



H. J. MITCHELL. COMBINATION SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, I916.

1 3 9931; Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

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HALSEY J. MITCHELL, OF SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.

"COMBINATION SALT AND PEPPER, SHAKER.

1,209,318. Specification of Letters Patent Patented Dec. 19, 1916. Application filed May 26, 1916. Serial N 0. 100,094.

To all whom it may concern. longitudinal partition 3 into two independ- Be it known that I, HALSEY J. MITCHELL, ent compartments 4 and 5 adapted to receive a citizen of the United States, residing at different condiments, such as salt and pep- Schenecta'dy, in the county of Schenectady, per. The cover 2 is preferably flanged so as 5 State of New York, have invented a new to telescope upon the upper end of the recepand useful Combinatlon Salt and Pepper tacle 1, a union 6 being shown as provided Shaker; and I do hereby declare the fol-- for locking the cover in position. This lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descripunion '6 may have a swiveled connection 7 5 'tion of the invention, such as will enable Withthe flange of the cover 2, as indicated 65 f 10 others skilled in the art to which it appen at 7, and have a threaded engagement 8 with tains to make and use the same, the receptacle, So that by' tightening the The present invention relates to a combiunion the cover can be drawn tightly into nation salt and pepper shaker, and has for position. The inner face of the cover is its object to provide a device ofthis characprovided with a transversely extending de- 7 ter which embodies novel features of con- P S OII 01' S 9 adap d to r ei e the upstruction whereby both the salt and pepper p e ge f the partition 3. when the cover are contained in a singl receptacle, alis locked in position, thereby preventing any though either may be shaken out to the expossibility of the salt and pepper in the comclusion of the other, as desired. partments 4 and 5 becomingQ'mixed with 75 Further objects of the invention are-to each other. 5 a

provide a device of this character which is As previously explained, he cover 2 is comparatively simple: and inexpensive in its perforated, one-half thereof closing the upconstruction, which can be easily manipuper end of the compartment 4, while the lat d, whi h nfin th alt nd pepper i other half thereof closes theupper end of the 8" such a manner that they 'can not be ome compartment 5 The perforations of each 0 invention consists in certain novel combinacated at 11, the axis of each hinged joint bemixed with each other, and which can be half of the cover are normally closed by a handled in the same manner as an ordinary valve plate 10, said valve plates being hingsalt shaker. 4 edly connected at their outer ends to' diamet- With these and other objects'in view, the rically opposite sidesof the cover 2, as indi- 85 tions and arrangements of the parts as will ingjustsufiicientlyspaced from the edge of more fully appear as the description prothe cover to providea seat for a spring arm, ceeds, the novel features thereof being pointas will be hereinafter described. A finger ed out in the. appended claims. lever 12 projects rearwardly from the hinged 90 For .a' full understanding of the invenend of each of the valve plates 10, an offset tion, reference is to be had to the following portion 12 being providedat the junction description and accompanying drawing, in of the lever and the valve plate for the purwhich 7 pose of providing the necessary clearance Figure 1 is a top' plan view of a combinaspace for the edge of the cover 2 when the 95 40 tion salt and pepper shaker constructed in finger lever is pressed downwardly to swing accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a the valve plateQupwardly into an open posij side elevation thereof, one of the valve plates tion. The end of each fingerlever 12 is re- 5 v being shown in an open position. Fig. 3 is turned downwardly to provide a spring arm a transverse vertical sectional view through 13, the extremity of the said spring arm enl i the same. gaging the before mentioned seat between Referring to the drawings, which illusthereby closing all of the perforations on that by a removable perforate cover 2. The inteously. If desired, the valve plates 10 may 1 Corresponding and like parts are referred the axis of the valve plate and the extreme to in the following description and indicated edge of the cover 2, so that the resiliency of in all the views of thedrawings by the same the spring arm normally tends to hold the reference characters. valve plate against the top of the cover 2,

trate one possible embodiment of the inven; side of the cover, so that the condiment tion, the referencecharacter l designates a within the corresponding compartment of receptacle which is substantially cylindrical the receptacle can not escape, even though in shape, the upper end thereof being closed the receptacle be inverted and shaken vigorriorof the receptacle 1 is subdivided by a V be provided with short studs 15 arranged to enter the-perforations of the cover 2 when the valve plate is in a closed position, thereby rendering it certain'that neither the salt nor the pepper will escape or leak out when the valve plate is closed. v

Both ofthe valve plates are normally held yieldingly in a closed position by the action of the spring arms'13: as previously described. When it is desired to use either the salt. or the pepper, the corresponding finger lever 12 is pressed downwardly to a openthe proper valve plate 10, whereupon the desired condiment can be shaken out in the usual manner. Inthe event it might be desired to discharge both salt and pepper at the same time, the desired result could be accomplished by simultaneously swinging both of the finger levers 12 rearwardly to ward the sides of the receptacle.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A combined salt and pepper shaker,

including a receptacle subdivided into two ofl'set outwardly .the perforations valve plates to provide a clearance space for the edge of the cover when the finger levers are swung rearwardly' to open the valve plates, and springs ,normally holding the valve plates in a closed position.

2. A combined salt and pepper shaker, in-

cluding a receptacle subdivided into'two 1ndependent compartments, applied to the receptacle with substantially one half thereof closing one of the compartments, while the other half thereof closes the other compartment, independent valve plates hingedly connected to diametrically opposite sides of the cover at points slightly spaced from the periphery thereof, said valve plates normally closing theperforations in the respective halves of the cover, finger levers projecting rearwardly from the hinged ends of the valve plates and oifset outwardly at their junction with the valve plates to provide a clearance space for the edge of the cover when the finger levers are swung rearwardly to open the valve plates, the ends of the finger levers being returned to provide spring arms which engage the cover between the edge thereof and the axes of the valve plates, the resiliency of the spring arms nor mally holding both of the valve plates in a closed position.

' In testimony whereof I have signedmy name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HALSEY J. MITCHELL.

Witnesses HALSEY R. Mrrcmim, -Lou1s ST. JOHN.

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